London - Stonehenge - Bath
 

Could somebody point to information (timetable, ticket resevation, etc) about bus travel from London to Bath via Stonehenge ?

You mean public bus or excursion bus? there are tour buses from London that do Stonehenge - Bath, often with a stop at the stunning gardens between Salisbury and Bath - the name of which escapes me

Excursion buses mean often a very early reveille and a very late return

Just for transportation i'd take the train to Salisbury then bus to Stonehenge several miles outside of town

then take the direct train between Salisbury and Bath

For bus www.nationalexpress.co.uk i think but someone will have a more comprehensive bus site i would think

trains www.nationalrail.co.uk

http://www.londontoolkit.com/whattod...ting_there.htm

for how to get from London to Stonehenge, then it's a simple trip to Bath by train BUT NOTE there is nowhere to put luggage at Salisbury

I do recommend going to Avebury

I had a great time in my 2005 trip by taking the train to Salisbury, and using www.vicstaxi.com to go where I wanted - which included Avebury, stonehenge, salisbury, old sarum, west kennet longbarrow and silbury hill. It could have included bath if I wanted to, but I'd been.

I think from your other threads you want to go from London to Bath and then Bath up to Scotland (w/o going back to London).

If so, where to leave your luggage is an issue.

You might do better to do a day trip from London to Salisbury/Stonehenge and back. Then Later when you are leaving London - take the train to Bath and then after Bath, fly from Bristol to Edinburgh.

Thanks a lot for your ideas. I'll probably do the following:

1. Train London - Salisbury.

2. Bus Salisbury - Stonehenge and back.

3. Train to Bath.

4. Fly from Bristol to Edinburgh.

Now, where can I find all my train stations, bus sations, and timetables ? Also, what should I take to get from Bath to Bristol airport ?

<i>1. Train London - Salisbury.

2. Bus Salisbury - Stonehenge and back.

3. Train to Bath.</i>

Again, the issue here is - ther's no LEFT LUGGAGE facilities at the Salisbury train station. Unless you are traveling very light, OR you are staying in Salisbury overnight; otherwise I don't know what you're going to do with your luggage.

<i>Now, where can I find all my train stations, bus sations, and timetables ?</i>

PalenQ has already given you part of the answer. Nationalrail.co.uk will give you info on trains and train stations.

For Salisbury-Stonehenge, the only possible way is take The Stonehenge Tour which picks pax up at the Salisbury train station.
http://www.thestonehengetour.info/index.shtml

Nationalrail.co.uk seems like a good site, but it takes stations, not cities, as input. And London got almost 20 of them. Is there a better way than just try each of them ?

London Waterloo is the station you need to get to Salisbury.

OK - we can only mention again for what it is worth -- What do you plan on doing w/ your luggage while touring Salisbury and Stonehenge?

&gt; What do you plan on doing
&gt; w/ your luggage while touring
&gt; Salisbury and Stonehenge?

We'll have very little, and it will be left in London anyway :)

OK - You are leaving your luggage in London while staying overnight in Bath (1) and Edinburgh (at least 2)?

If so, you won't have a problem. To get from Bath to Bristol Airport you can take a train to Bristol and then a coach to the airport.

Or you can take a coach w/ a change in Bristol. Depending on the coach you pick it takes between 2 and 2.5 hours.

Why not take the train from Bath to Edinburgh, via the scenic West Coast Mainline route - seeing the countryside rather than just an airport tarmac - hourly train links.

Thanks for your replies. I am planning to spend 1-2 days in Bath, and about 4 in Scotland, 3 of them driving to Inverness / Loch-Ness. Does it sound like a good plane ?

I would gladly take a train Bath - Edinburgh, but I suspect it is very slow and rob me of a full day.

The Cat Tavern, by Salisbury Station, used to look after left luggage. I'm not sure if it still does, but phone 01722 327955.